There is no "God the Son".....not one single mention of him in all of scripture. There is only "the son of God". This is what Jesus called himself. It is what the apostles called him. (John 10:36; Matthew 16:16)
This means fully recognizing the roles of the Father, (whom Jesus called the "only true God. John 17:3) the son he sent into the world, and the holy spirit or the administration of God's power, used to accomplish his will. It doesn't mean a trinity and never did. At the time Jesus said those words, there was no trinity. Jesus was Jewish and the Jews had no teaching of a triune god. Their God was YHWH and he was a single entity. (Deuteronomy 4:6)
Sorry, but none of that is proof that Jesus is God. The spirit of God came upon Jesus at his baptism and the same spirit was promised by Jesus to his disciples, which they received at Pentecost.
Jesus is rightly called a divine "mighty one" (god) but as you can see from this verse in Isaiah, he is "mighty", not ALMIGHTY.
Since a "father" is a 'lifegiver" this refers to Jesus being responsible for everlasting life to those he has ransomed from the human race.
You will also notice that he is a "Prince", which is the son of a King.
Not once in all of scripture is Jesus called Almighty God.
The Word was "with God" but he was not the Almighty. He was "a god" (theos) not "THE God" (ho theos). Reading this verse in Greek, you will see the definite article (the) is used for Jehovah, but not for his Logos. John goes on to say in verse 18 of the same chapter that "no man has ever seen God"...but we know that thousands of people saw Jesus.
Again, reading this verse from the Greek you will see that the phrasing in most Bibles is not translated correctly.
"Σίμων Simon Πέτρος Peter δοῦλος slave καὶ and ἀπόστολος apostle Ἰησοῦ of Jesus Χριστοῦ Christ τοῖς to the (ones) ἰσότιμον equally precious ἡμῖν to us λαχοῦσιν having obtained (by lot) πίστιν faith ἐν in δικαιοσύνῃ righteousness τοῦ of the θεοῦ God ἡμῶν of us καὶ and σωτῆρος of Savior Ἰησοῦ Jesus Χριστοῦ· Christ;"
Same Greek phrasing. Did the apostles really think that Jesus was God?
1 Corinthians 8:5-6:
"For even though there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, just as there are many “gods” and many “lords,” 6 there is actually to us one God, the Father, from whom all things are and we for him; and there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and we through him.
Were they in any doubt? How plain and direct a statement do you need?
Jesus was a "divine mighty one" (god) to Thomas....his Lord, Teacher and close companion for two years. None of the apostles thought Jesus was Almighty God...that would have been blasphemy to a Jew, breaking the first Commandment. (Exodus 20:3)
But he still isn't God. His personality is just like his Father's. (Colossians 1:15)
A quick glance at the verse in context will reveal that the "Lord" being addressed here is God Jehovah, not Jesus.
Fire in the Bible is a symbol of destruction. The "lake of fire" is the place prepared for the devil and his angels. It is not a literal place but a destination denoting total annihilation. "Death and hades" are also pitched into this "lake", so it isn't a literal place...whatever goes in there is never seen again...it is utterly destroyed.
The "lake of fire" and "gehenna" mean exactly the same thing.
If you were a first century Jew, "gehenna" would have been understood as the Valley of Hinnom, outside the walls of Jerusalem, where the bodies of executed criminals were cast to dispose of them. Considered unworthy of a decent burial meant no memorial tomb and hence no resurrection to a Jew. Jesus was going to call the dead from their graves, (John 5:28-29) ending the first death, but anyone in gehenna or the lake of fire will never come out.
"Gehenna" and "hades" are both translated "hell" in most Bibles. That is misleading. They are two very different places with two different outcomes.
Revelation 20 and 21 have a few mentions the "second death".
"14 And death and the Grave [hades] were hurled into the lake of fire. This means the second death, the lake of fire. 15 Furthermore, whoever was not found written in the book of life was hurled into the lake of fire." (Revelation 20:14-15)
So, what is the second death? Does it really mean life? You honestly believe that a loving God would torture people for all eternity? What possible purpose could that serve?
That does not fulfill God's justice nor does it accomplish repentance, which is why God administered discipline to his people. If there is no way to repent, then why would God do such a thing?
And it pains me to see that you have taken no notice of the scriptures beyond what Christendom has taught you. I came out of that place and it was the most liberating thing I have ever done. I now know the true God and his son and will never accept Christendom's version of anything ever again.
We will have to wait and see who ends up where I guess.
God the Son is mentioned all over the Scriptures, although perhaps not in the deceitful translations of the Watchtower, the only organization in human history that have dared to tamper with the word of God. I see that you said nothing about the fact that the following verse calls Jesus “Everlasting Father”:
““For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor,
Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (
Isaiah 9:6)
How do you explain that? You also did not mention the fact that the following verse proves without any doubt that hell is not simply annihilation, but that it is actually eternal torment.
“And the devil who deceived them was thrown into
the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are also; and
they will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” (
Revelation 20:10)
Tormented day and night forever and ever. Pretty simple, isn’t it? You said that you don’t understand how a loving God can torment someone for all eternity. Well, there is no greater torment than the absence of God. Hence, God will devote the people who hate him to an eternity without God. That is the greatest torment ever, yet it is what these people chose.
Regarding the following passage:
“And, “You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed.
But you are the same, and your years will have no end.” (
Hebrews 1:10-12)
You said that this passage talks about the Lord and not about Jesus. That is simply not true. Here is the whole passage
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But of the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions.”
And,
“You, Lord, laid the foundation of the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of your hands; they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed.
But you are the same, and your years will have no end.” (Hebrews 1:8-12)
Yet the original passage in Psalm 102 is addressed to Yahweh (Jehovah does not exist):
“Let this be recorded for a generation to come, so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord: that he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the
Lord (Yahweh) looked at the earth, to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die, that they may declare in Zion the name of the
Lord (Yahweh), and in Jerusalem his praise, when peoples gather together, and kingdoms, to worship the
Lord (Yahweh). He has broken my strength in midcourse; he has shortened my days. “O my God,” I say, “take me not away in the midst of my days—you whose years endure throughout all generations!” Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands. They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but you are the same, and your years have no end.” (Psalm 102:25-27)
Here you see how the author of Hebrews applied this passage, which was originally talking about Yahweh to Jesus. Was it a mistake? Absolutely not. John also tells us that Yahweh and Jesus are one and the same. Notice that John tells us that Isaiah saw Jesus' glory:
“When Jesus had said these things, he departed and hid himself from them. Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who has believed what he heard from us, and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.”
Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke of him.” (John 12:36-41)
Whose glory did Isaiah see? The answer is in Isaiah 6:
“In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the traina of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord (Yahweh) of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the
Lord (Yahweh) of hosts!” (Isaiah 6:1-5)
So, Isaiah saw Jesus, who is Yahweh. This is not the only passage that I can use to prove to you that Jesus is Yahweh.